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PublishedApril 9, 2011
Treasurer grills director about travel expenses
AUGUSTA — State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin asked pointed questions Friday about meal and travel expenses incurred by the executive director of the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, a quasi-state agency that borrows money on behalf of cities and towns across the state.
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PublishedApril 9, 2011
Bond Bank director grilled over NYC expenses
AUGUSTA — State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin asked pointed questions Friday about meal and travel expenses incurred by the executive director of the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, a quasi-state agency that borrows money on behalf of cities and towns across the state.
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Committee hears from building code supporters
AUGUSTA — Rep. Lance Harvell told fellow lawmakers Thursday that they will hear “a giant sucking sound” this spring once people realize how expensive it’s going to be to comply with the state’s Uniform Building and Energy Code.
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
Bill would repeal uniform statewide building code
AUGUSTA — Rep. Lance Harvell told fellow lawmakers Thursday that they will hear “a giant sucking sound” this spring once people realize how expensive it’s going to be to comply with the state’s Uniform Building and Energy Code.
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PublishedApril 7, 2011
Real ID rejection returns to House
AUGUSTA — Republicans, Democrats and the only independent in the Maine House are backing a renewed effort to reject a federal identification program that some consider too invasive.
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PublishedApril 6, 2011
Lawmakers, MCLU: ID law invades privacy
A bill sponsored by Rep. Ben Chipman, D-Portland, seeks repeal of parts of Maine law that comply with the federal Real ID Act.
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PublishedApril 6, 2011
Panel: Keep shellfish bed inspectors’ money
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers must find $120,000 to maintain funding for three scientists who inspect shellfish beds, which are critical to Maine’s $20 million-a-year shellfish industry, Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello, R-Poland, said Tuesday.
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PublishedApril 6, 2011
Panel wants to keep money for shellfish bed inspectors
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers must find $120,000 to maintain funding for three scientists who inspect shellfish beds, which are critical to Maine’s $20 million-a-year shellfish industry, Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello, R-Poland, said Tuesday.
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PublishedApril 5, 2011
Committee kills proposed town funding formula
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Taxation Committee has unanimously rejected Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to change the way cities and towns receive state money, the committee’s Senate chair said Monday.
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PublishedApril 5, 2011
Firefighters sound off on proposed cuts to health plan
AUGUSTA — More than two dozen firefighters testified at the State House on Monday against a proposed cut in the state’s contribution to the retiree health plan that covers municipal first responders.
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